LOS GATOS CAFE UPTOWN

Facility lack chlorine test strips. [Corrective Action] Provide chlorine test strips and monitor dishwasher daily.

Observed rodent droppings on the floor in the back room by back door. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and sanitize areas of old rodent droppings.

Rubber seal on the left door of the 3 door prep cooler at the cookline observed not installed properly. [Corrective Action] Re-install the rubber seal and ensure it is not dangling from the door.

1. Observed exposed plywood at the back area. [Corrective Action] Maintain floor in good condition. 2. Newly installed flooring from Flooring Inc. observed very slippery. Per PIC, plans have not been submitted to this department. [Corrective Action] Ensure flooring is the right type for the business. Contact Plan Check Program at this department for approved flooring for restaurants. 3. Walls in many areas in the kitchen observed damaged, paint chipping and peeling. [Corrective Action] Maintain walls in good condition. 4. Open floor sink next to the 3 door prep cooler observed easily to trip into. [Corrective Action] Install a 3/4 grate into the floor sink. 5. Grease accumulation on the wall behind the cooking equipments at the cookline. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean the wall and maintain clean.

Missing and damaged light cover observed in the baking prep area. [Corrective Action] Install or replace with new light covers.

Heavy dust accumulation on the fan guard in the single door display cooler at the service area and on the fan guards in the walk-in cooler. [Corrective Action] Thoroughly clean and maintain clean.

Observed the floors to be deteriorated unapproved linoleum and concrete in some areas. The kitchen floor was installed new this past year without going through plan check. [CA] Submit to the plan check process for the installation of the floors and for redoing the deteriorated ones. The walls are deteriorated in several areas throughout the facility. The ceiling is deteriorated in several areas throughout the facility. There are broken, missing, water damaged, and soiled ceiling panels in several areas throughout the facility. [CA] Replace the missing and damaged ceiling tiles throughout the facility where needed. Areas of the walls have turned black with accumulation and deteriorated in several areas. [CA] Repair and/or repaint the walls where needed. The floors in the food storage rooms has accumulated debris in the corners and under equipment. [CA] Thoroughly clean the floors under equipment and in the corners.

Observed drain pipes in floor sinks. [CA] Remove the drain pipes from inside the floor sink to provide an air gap.

The cutting board at the prep table on the left is stained black and deteriorated. [CA] The cutting board must no longer be used and replaced with a non-deteriorated board.

Observed a container of raw beef stored above cooked shrimp in the walk in. [CA] Always store raw meat, seafood, and poultry below all other food. [COS] The manager stored it below all other food.

The inside of most upright refrigerators have accumulated food particles. [CA] Thoroughly clean the refrigerators. The inside of the walk in cooler has accumulated black mold-like substance in several areas on the walls. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize the walls in the walk in cooler.

Observed flies in the facility. [CA] Take more effective measures to eliminate the flies in the facility and protect food from contamination from the insects.

Observed several used wiping towels not in sanitizer between each use. [CA] The towels must be kept in sanitizer between each use. [COS] The manager placed them in sanitizer.

The warewashing sink looses water pressure to almost becoming inoperable when the warewashing machine is on. [CA] The warewashing machine, spray basin sink and 2 compartment sink must all work properly while the machine is running.

The water at the dish sink reached 116 degrees F maximum. [CA] The water must reach 120 degrees F at the dish sink.

The reach in with butter, eggs, and margarine was reading 48 degrees F. The butter tested at 48 degrees F and the eggs at 40 degrees F. According to the owner the shipment of these items just came in. The butter and margarine was moved by the owner to propely working refrigerators. [CA] Keep PHFs at 41 degrees F and below. The refrigerator was checked towards the end of the inspection and found to be holding the eggs at 47 degrees F. The eggs shall be held at 45 degrees F and below. Repair this refrigerator to hold at proper temperature.

Not all employees preparing food have a food handler card. [CA] Each employee that prepares food must have a valid FSC or food handler card. The manager gave me food handler cards that were not for any of the employees at the cook line as requested. Please have all employees obtain food handler cards.

A new kitchen floor was installed. According to the manager they did not go through the plan check process. Please submit the changes to the plan check unit at ehinfo.org. The floors in the food storage areas are deteriorated linoleum and concrete. Replace the floors with approved type flooring. There is a 2 compartment sink that is used as a dish sink and food prep sink. A 3 compartment sink and food prep sink are required. Submit to the plan check department

The outside of most all of the bulk food bins are soiled. [CA] Thoroughly clean and sanitize the bulk food bins.